by jodi | Jun 4, 2018 | Alternative Medicine
Adapted from Steve Rubinstein from the San Francisco Chronicle Six therapeutic llamas came on Friday to bring therapy to UC Berkeley in the fourth llama confab in campus history. A therapeutic llama may look like an ordinary llama. It isn’t. It’s been specially...
by jodi | May 12, 2018 | Alternative Medicine
Spring has blossomed in Marin County along with sneezing, itchy eyes and other cold-like symptoms that are allergies. Here are some remedies that can keep reduce allergies so you can appreciate the natural beauty of our flowers and trees without dreading their pollen...
by jodi | Apr 2, 2018 | Alternative Medicine
Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain. “I don’t like taking pain medication” he said and didn’t want to risk getting addicted to heavy-duty pain killers. Acupuncture is...
by jodi | Mar 24, 2018 | Alternative Medicine
Studies indicate that short-term fasting can increase longevity, help regulate glucose levels, and help treat everything from asthma and autoimmune diseases to cardiac arrhythmia’s. These experts argue that constant grazing can actually disrupt metabolic...
by jodi | Mar 4, 2018 | Alternative Medicine
Researchers have long known that the bacteria living in your gut can “talk” to your brain. Gut microbes, which collectively make up what’s called the gut microbiome, can have a significant impact on mood and cognition and a troubled intestine can send signals to the...
by jodi | Jan 9, 2018 | Alternative Medicine
Courage encompasses both the inner strength and the vulnerability required to authentically share ourselves and our experiences, good and bad. Some of us need to gather the nerve to speak up, while others may find it hard to resist the natural rush to anger,...
